C# winform How to Add Color in ListBox

Tech Sys · 2014-10-13T01:15:01.953Z

hi, could anybody help the code for listbox color add (like add fill rectangle with name ). plz ref below image thanks in advance

Tech Sys 05 Nov 2014

Hi John Smith

i dont know how to implimented.actually iam new

so plz help the code.how to user add color to listbox.give us any example which is nearest to my requirement or help us same what i need.

thanks

John Smith 13 Oct 2014

Please explain your requirement....and paste your code here...
Let us see your code.

Tech Sys 13 Oct 2014

thanks Kamlakar,

But this is not my require,i want add like draw fill rectangle list add in listbox

rgds

Anonymous User 13 Oct 2014

try this:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Collections;
using System.IO;
 
namespace listboxcolor
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        private System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection folderCol;
 
        private System.Windows.Forms.ImageList ilLarge;
        private System.Windows.Forms.ImageList ilSmall;
        private System.Windows.Forms.ListView lwFilesAndFolders;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label lblCurrentPath;
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            folderCol = new System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection();
            CreateHeadersAndFillListView();
            PaintListView();
 
        }
        private void CreateHeadersAndFillListView()
        {
            ColumnHeader colHead;
 
            colHead = new ColumnHeader();
            colHead.Text = "S/N";
            this.lwFilesAndFolders.Columns.Add(colHead);
 
            colHead = new ColumnHeader();
            colHead.Text = "Color Name";
            this.lwFilesAndFolders.Columns.Add(colHead);
 
            colHead = new ColumnHeader();
            colHead.Text = "Color View";
            this.lwFilesAndFolders.Columns.Add(colHead);
        }
 
        private void PaintListView()
        {
            ListViewItem lvi;
            ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem lvsi;
 
            try
            {
 
                string[] color = {"Gray"};
                for (int i = 0; i <= color.Length; i++)
                {
                    lvi = new ListViewItem();
                    lvi.Text = "" + i;
 
                    lvsi = new ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem();
                    lvsi.Text = color[i];
                    lvi.SubItems.Add(lvsi);
 
                    lvsi = new ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem();
                    lvi.SubItems.Add(lvsi);
 
                    this.lwFilesAndFolders.Items.Add(lvi);
 
                    lwFilesAndFolders.Items[0].UseItemStyleForSubItems = false;
                    lwFilesAndFolders.Items[0].SubItems[2].BackColor = Color.Gray;
 
                }
            }
            catch (System.Exception err)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("Error: " + err.Message);
            }
 
            this.lwFilesAndFolders.View = View.Details;
            
        }
    }
}

Form1.Designer.cs:

private void InitializeComponent()
        {
            //      System.Resources.ResourceManager resources = new System.Resources.ResourceManager(typeof(Form1));
            this.lblCurrentPath = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.ilLarge = new System.Windows.Forms.ImageList();
            this.ilSmall = new System.Windows.Forms.ImageList();
            this.lwFilesAndFolders = new System.Windows.Forms.ListView();
            this.SuspendLayout();
 
            this.lblCurrentPath.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 8);
            this.lblCurrentPath.Name = "lblCurrentPath";
            this.lblCurrentPath.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(528, 16);
            this.lblCurrentPath.TabIndex = 3;
            // 
            // ilLarge
            // 
            this.ilLarge.ColorDepth = System.Windows.Forms.ColorDepth.Depth8Bit;
            this.ilLarge.ImageSize = new System.Drawing.Size(32, 32);
            //      this.ilLarge.ImageStream = ((System.Windows.Forms.ImageListStreamer)(resources.GetObject("ilLarge.ImageStream")));
            this.ilLarge.TransparentColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent;
            // 
            // ilSmall
            // 
            this.ilSmall.ColorDepth = System.Windows.Forms.ColorDepth.Depth8Bit;
            this.ilSmall.ImageSize = new System.Drawing.Size(16, 16);
            //      this.ilSmall.ImageStream = ((System.Windows.Forms.ImageListStreamer)(resources.GetObject("ilSmall.ImageStream")));
            this.ilSmall.TransparentColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent;
            // 
            // lwFilesAndFolders
            // 
            this.lwFilesAndFolders.LargeImageList = this.ilLarge;
            this.lwFilesAndFolders.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 32);
            this.lwFilesAndFolders.MultiSelect = false;
            this.lwFilesAndFolders.Name = "lwFilesAndFolders";
            this.lwFilesAndFolders.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(400, 216);
            this.lwFilesAndFolders.SmallImageList = this.ilSmall;
            this.lwFilesAndFolders.TabIndex = 0;
            this.lwFilesAndFolders.View = System.Windows.Forms.View.List;
            // 
            // Form1
            // 
            this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(552, 293);
            this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] { this.lblCurrentPath, this.lwFilesAndFolders });
            this.Name = "Form1";
            this.Text = "ListView";
            this.ResumeLayout(false);
 
        }

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